Shiatsu Alchemist Brian Ramisch is a therapeutic bodyworker that focuses on bringing harmony to the body, mind, and spirit. Through his unique balancing approach, he relieves pressure from the nervous system and stimulates the body’s natural healing ability. He’s also one of my favorite humans on Earth. In this podcast, we talk about the power of kindness, turning negative feelings into positive energy, and Brian’s exploration of medicinal herbs.

NYT bestselling author and meditation teacher Susan Piver has taught thousands of people the magic of meditation in workshops, events, and retreats all over the world. In her new book The Four Noble Truths of Love, Susan has uniquely applied Buddhist wisdom to modern relationships. Even though it was the first time we spoke, I instantly felt like I had known Susan for years. In this podcast, we have a smiling and rich talk about the challenges, rewards, surprises, and insights of the meditative path.

Meditation teacher George Haas spent a lot of time seeking while he was growing up in New York. After experiencing a bout of particularly deep suffering, he got sober, moved to Los Angeles and started extensively studying Buddhist texts. In 2003, he founded the Mettagroup where he uses a combination of Buddhist teaching and John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory to help students reduce their suffering and live meaningful lives. In this podcast, we talk about the path that led George to become a meditation teacher, how he uses Attachment Theory in his work, and his definition of enlightenment.

Psychology professor William Von Hippel has spent his career exploring social hypothesis. By researching human evolutionary psychology, he’s been able to discover fascinating insights about who we are, what makes us happy and how we can live better lives. In this podcast, we dive deep into evolutionary psychology, how the modern world is challenging our ancestral coding, and his fantastic new book The Social Leap.

Best-selling author Sahara Rose is a leading voice in Ayurvedic cooking. Sahara suffered from intense physical and mental ailments until her life was transformed during a trip to India. She was introduced to Ayurvedic cooking and changing her diet changed her life. In this podcast, was talk about Sahara’s journey to India, how she restored her health by changing her diet, and her new book Eat Feel Fresh: A Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook.

Blue Morpho founder Hamilton Souther has returned home. After heading to the Amazon jungle more than a decade before the plant medicine renaissance, he became a renowned master shaman and founded Blue Morpho in 2002. Since then, Blue Morpho has become one of the most longstanding, highly regarded shamanism centers in the world. In this podcast, we talk about what drew Hamilton back to doing medicine work, how he has seen humanity’s collective consciousness shift over the years, and the way technology is shaping our reality.

West Memphis Three member Damien Echols has lived a life none of us can imagine. In the mid 90’s, Damien and two others were wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He lived on death row for 18 years, 10 of which he was in solitary confinement. Eventually, forensic evidence proved Damien’s innocence and he was released from prison. But how did Damien get through 10 years in solitary confinement? By practicing magick and meditation.

Four Sigmatic founder Tero Isokauppila is an expert in all things mushroom. He grew up on his family’s farm in Finland and began foraging mushrooms at an early age. Then, he went on to earn a degree in chemistry and plant-based nutrition before founding his functional mushroom company Four Sigmatic. Tero was chosen as one of the world’s Top 50 Food Activists by the Academy of Culinary Nutrition and has authored two books.

On my podcast The Astral Hustle, I discuss how to live better with leading experts in mindfulness, neuroscience, and philosophy. I believe the more we understand ourselves, the less we suffer. Other people believe this too: my podcast has had millions of downloads, received hundreds of five-star ratings, and been featured by The New York Times.

I recently finished writing a book called Now is the Way. Penguin Random House will publish it in 2019.

Meditation is an effective tool for adding coherence, awareness, and compassion to life. It was so helpful to me that I decided to share my approach in an online meditation course called Release Into Now. Since then, I've taught thousands of people how to meditate with clear and concise methods.

I love music. In fact, I've been studying, writing, and producing music for over 15 years. I've released over a dozen albums. I'm also a mastering engineer that has mastered hundreds of records for other artists.